Merge pull request #253290 from Karthigasree/29Sep-VMwareUpdate

vCenter update

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/migrate/migrate-support-matrix-hyper-v-migration.md

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ You can select up to 10 VMs at once for replication. If you want to migrate more
 | :----------------------------- | :------------------- |
 | **Operating system** | All [Windows](https://support.microsoft.com/help/2721672/microsoft-server-software-support-for-microsoft-azure-virtual-machines) and [Linux](../virtual-machines/linux/endorsed-distros.md) operating systems that are supported by Azure. |
 **Windows Server 2003** | For VMs running Windows Server 2003, you need to [install Hyper-V Integration Services](prepare-windows-server-2003-migration.md) before migration. | 
-**Linux VMs in Azure** | Some VMs might require changes so that they can run in Azure.<br><br> For Linux, Azure Migrate makes the changes automatically for these operating systems:<br> - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.x, 8.x, 7.9, 7.8, 7.7, 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.0, 6.x<br> - Cent OS  9.x (Release and Stream), 8.x (Release and Stream), 7.7, 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 6.x</br> - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4, 15 SP3, 15 SP2, 15 SP1, 15 SP0, 12, 11 SP4, 11 SP3 <br>- Ubuntu 22.04, 21.04, 20.04, 19.04, 19.10, 18.04LTS, 16.04LTS, 14.04LTS<br> - Debian 11, 10, 9, 8, 7<br> - Oracle Linux 9, 8, 7.7-CI, 7.7, 6<br> - Kali Linux (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) <br> - For other operating systems, you make the [required changes](prepare-for-migration.md#verify-required-changes-before-migrating) manually.
+**Linux VMs in Azure** | Some VMs might require changes so that they can run in Azure.<br><br> For Linux, Azure Migrate makes the changes automatically for these operating systems:<br> - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.x, 8.x, 7.9, 7.8, 7.7, 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.0, 6.x<br> - CentOS  9.x (Release and Stream), 8.x (Release and Stream), 7.9, 7.7, 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 6.x</br> - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4, 15 SP3, 15 SP2, 15 SP1, 15 SP0, 12, 11 SP4, 11 SP3 <br>- Ubuntu 22.04, 21.04, 20.04, 19.04, 19.10, 18.04LTS, 16.04LTS, 14.04LTS<br> - Debian 11, 10, 9, 8, 7<br> - Oracle Linux 9, 8, 7.7-CI, 7.7, 6<br> - Kali Linux (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) <br> - For other operating systems, you make the [required changes](prepare-for-migration.md#verify-required-changes-before-migrating) manually.
 | **Required changes for Azure** | Some VMs might require changes so that they can run in Azure. Make adjustments manually before migration. The relevant articles contain instructions about how to do this. |
 | **Linux boot**                 | If /boot is on a dedicated partition, it should reside on the OS disk, and not be spread across multiple disks.<br> If /boot is part of the root (/) partition, then the '/' partition should be on the OS disk, and not span other disks. |
 | **UEFI boot**                  | Supported. UEFI-based VMs will be migrated to Azure generation 2 VMs.  |

articles/migrate/migrate-support-matrix-vmware-migration.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ms.author: piyushdhore
 ms.manager: vijain
 ms.topic: conceptual
 ms.service: azure-migrate
-ms.date: 09/01/2023
+ms.date: 09/29/2023
 ms.custom: engagement-fy23
 ---
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ The table summarizes VMware vSphere hypervisor requirements.
 
 **VMware** | **Details**
 --- | ---
-**VMware vCenter Server** | Version 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 6.7, 7.0.
+**VMware vCenter Server** | Version 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 6.7, 7.0, 8.0.
 **VMware vSphere ESXi host** | Version 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 6.7, 7.0, 8.0.
 **vCenter Server permissions** | Agentless migration uses the [Migrate Appliance](migrate-appliance.md). The appliance needs these permissions in vCenter Server:<br/><br/> - **Datastore.Browse** (Datastore -> Browse datastore): Allow browsing of VM log files to troubleshoot snapshot creation and deletion.<br/><br/> - **Datastore.FileManagement** (Datastore -> Low level file operations): Allow read/write/delete/rename operations in the datastore browser, to troubleshoot snapshot creation and deletion.<br/><br/> - **VirtualMachine.Config.ChangeTracking** (Virtual machine -> Disk change tracking): Allow enable or disable change tracking of VM disks, to pull changed blocks of data between snapshots.<br/><br/> - **VirtualMachine.Config.DiskLease** (Virtual machine -> Disk lease): Allow disk lease operations for a VM, to read the disk using the VMware vSphere Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK).<br/><br/> - **VirtualMachine.Provisioning.DiskRandomRead** (Virtual machine -> Provisioning -> Allow read-only disk access): Allow opening a disk on a VM, to read the disk using the VDDK.<br/><br/> - **VirtualMachine.Provisioning.DiskRandomAccess** (Virtual machine -> Provisioning -> Allow disk access): Allow opening a disk on a VM, to read the disk using the VDDK.<br/><br/> - **VirtualMachine.Provisioning.GetVmFiles** (Virtual machine -> Provisioning -> Allow virtual machine download): Allows read operations on files associated with a VM, to download the logs and troubleshoot if failure occurs.<br/><br/> - **VirtualMachine.State.\*** (Virtual machine -> Snapshot management): Allow creation and management of VM snapshots for replication.<br/><br/> - **VirtualMachine.GuestOperations.\*** (Virtual machine -> Guest operations): Allow Discovery, Software Inventory, and Dependency Mapping on VMs.<br/><br/> -**VirtualMachine.Interact.PowerOff** (Virtual machine > Interaction > Power off): Allow the VM to be powered off during migration to Azure.
 **Multiple vCenter Servers** | A single appliance can connect to up to 10 vCenter Servers.
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ The table summarizes agentless migration requirements for VMware vSphere VMs.
 **IPv6** | Not supported.
 **Target disk** | VMs can be migrated only to managed disks (standard HDD, standard SSD, premium SSD) in Azure.
 **Simultaneous replication** | Up to 300 simultaneously replicating VMs per vCenter Server with one appliance. Up to 500 simultaneously replicating VMs per vCenter Server when an additional [scale-out appliance](./how-to-scale-out-for-migration.md) is deployed.
-**Automatic installation of Azure VM agent (Windows and Linux Agent)** | Supported for Windows Server 2008 R2 onwards. Supported for RHEL 6, RHEL 7, CentOS 7, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, Ubuntu 19.10, Ubuntu 20.04
+**Automatic installation of Azure VM agent (Windows and Linux Agent)** | Supported for Windows Server 2008 R2 onwards. Supported for RHEL 6, RHEL 7, CentOS 7.9, CentOS 7, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, Ubuntu 19.10, Ubuntu 20.04
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > Ensure that the following special characters are not passed in any credentials as they are not supported for SSO passwords:

articles/migrate/migrate-support-matrix-vmware.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ms.author: vibansa
 ms.manager: abhemraj
 ms.topic: conceptual
 ms.service: azure-migrate
-ms.date: 05/15/2023
+ms.date: 09/29/2023
 ms.custom: engagement-fy23
 ---
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Learn more about [assessments](concepts-assessment-calculation.md).
 
 VMware | Details
 --- | ---
-**vCenter Server** | Servers that you want to discover and assess must be managed by vCenter Server version 7.0, 6.7, 6.5, 6.0, or 5.5.<br /><br /> Discovering servers by providing ESXi host details in the appliance currently isn't supported. <br /><br /> IPv6 addresses aren't supported for vCenter Server (for discovery and assessment of servers) and ESXi hosts (for replication of servers).
+**vCenter Server** | Servers that you want to discover and assess must be managed by vCenter Server version 8.0, 7.0, 6.7, 6.5, 6.0, or 5.5.<br /><br /> Discovering servers by providing ESXi host details in the appliance currently isn't supported. <br /><br /> IPv6 addresses aren't supported for vCenter Server (for discovery and assessment of servers) and ESXi hosts (for replication of servers).
 **Permissions** | The Azure Migrate: Discovery and assessment tool requires a vCenter Server read-only account.<br /><br /> If you want to use the tool for software inventory, agentless dependency analysis, web apps and SQL discovery, the account must have privileges for guest operations on VMware VMs.
 
 ## Server requirements

articles/migrate/prepare-for-agentless-migration.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Azure Migrate automatically handles these configuration changes for the followin
 
 - Windows Server 2008 or later
 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.x, 8.x, 7.9, 7.8, 7.7, 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.0, 6.x
-- CentOS 9.x (Release and Stream), 8.x (Release and Stream), 7.7, 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 6.x
+- CentOS 9.x (Release and Stream), 8.x (Release and Stream), 7.9, 7.7, 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 6.x
 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4, 15 SP3, 15 SP2, 15 SP1, 15 SP0, 12, 11 SP4, 11 SP3
 - Ubuntu 22.04, 21.04, 20.04, 19.04, 19.10, 18.04LTS, 16.04LTS, 14.04LTS
 - Kali Linux (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)